Leaving court.

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Former Miramar police officers William Mantesta, left, and George Pierson, right, leave the federal courthouse in Fort Lauderdale in 2013. Eight jurors unanimously found them liable and awarded Caravella a total of $7 million in damages against them after a five-week trial in federal court in Fort Lauderdale.

Former Miramar police officers William Mantesta, left, and George Pierson, right, leave the federal courthouse in Fort Lauderdale in 2013. Eight jurors unanimously found them liable and awarded Caravella a total of $7 million in damages against them after a five-week trial in federal court in Fort Lauderdale.